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Weather Records on 2 August 1915

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1915. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1915

  • On 2 August 1915, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Irkutsk set a daily record precipitation of 34.4 mm (1.4 in) on 2 August 1915.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 2 August 1915 42 station records on 2 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 2 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation34.4 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AuburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WatervaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HoyletonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature42.2 C (108.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.8 C (85.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WilmingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GumerachaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BridgewaterAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArdrossanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LeominsterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 2 August 1915 by type Records set or tied on 2 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.
Records on 2 August 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 August 1915 by timescale Records on 2 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.
Records on 2 August 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1915 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 285 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 528
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1915
Top 20 records on 2 August 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 August 1915Irkutsk, RUdaily rain34.4 mm (1.4 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Auburn, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Baku, AZdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Watervale, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Belair (State Flora Nursery), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Mitcham Post Office, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Watford, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Hoyleton, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Bacchus Marsh, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Nicosia, CYdaily high max42.2 C (108.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max29.8 C (85.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Wilmington, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Dingo Vale, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1915Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1812 to 1915
Records on 08-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1915. 1915 had 42 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001812: 11816: 21828: 11829: 11830: 11835: 11838: 11840: 11841: 11842: 11844: 11855: 11856: 11859: 11861: 11863: 31864: 11867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 11883: 11884: 11886: 31887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 31891: 21892: 41893: 21894: 11895: 21896: 11898: 21899: 61900: 71901: 21902: 101903: 41904: 91905: 211906: 211907: 221908: 391909: 251910: 151911: 431912: 521913: 221914: 151915: 421916: 531917: 1151918: 371919: 211920: 451921: 881922: 391923: 1281924: 1381925: 1751926: 2001927: 3081928: 2621929: 2101930: 6001931: 3201932: 3341933: 5421934: 4581935: 4571936: 3911937: 3891938: 5441939: 7621940: 2371941: 2791942: 3541943: 5281944: 4871945: 2691946: 3771947: 4531948: 4551949: 3551950: 5041951: 3051952: 2681953: 4481954: 3711955: 7881956: 6701957: 3391958: 3601959: 3881960: 6371961: 5381962: 3961963: 3141964: 9491965: 7981966: 4621967: 2341968: 4451969: 3951970: 4391971: 1,0481972: 6201973: 6351974: 5131975: 9071976: 1,0981977: 5691978: 6851979: 5691980: 8221981: 6791982: 8191983: 7181984: 5951985: 7421986: 6321987: 1,0621988: 1,0681989: 1,0871990: 1,0551991: 7981992: 1,1321993: 9541994: 9861995: 1,3331996: 8241997: 7941998: 1,1831999: 1,2052000: 9202001: 9472002: 1,0392003: 1,2772004: 7522005: 9612006: 1,7362007: 8342008: 8882009: 1,1062010: 1,3152011: 1,3102012: 7582013: 8172014: 8132015: 6662016: 6082017: 9382018: 1,0972019: 4712020: 6992021: 8352022: 8612023: 8872024: 1,3372025: 7562026: 1,1301812186718961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1915. 1915 had 42 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-02 in each year
YearRecords
18121
18162
18281
18291
18301
18351
18381
18401
18411
18421
18441
18551
18561
18591
18611
18633
18641
18671
18752
18772
18781
18791
18831
18841
18863
18871
18881
18892
18903
18912
18924
18932
18941
18952
18961
18982
18996
19007
19012
190210
19034
19049
190521
190621
190722
190839
190925
191015
191143
191252
191322
191415
191542
191653
1917115
191837
191921
192045
192188
192239
1923128
1924138
1925175
1926200
1927308
1928262
1929210
1930600
1931320
1932334
1933542
1934458
1935457
1936391
1937389
1938544
1939762
1940237
1941279
1942354
1943528
1944487
1945269
1946377
1947453
1948455
1949355
1950504
1951305
1952268
1953448
1954371
1955788
1956670
1957339
1958360
1959388
1960637
1961538
1962396
1963314
1964949
1965798
1966462
1967234
1968445
1969395
1970439
19711,048
1972620
1973635
1974513
1975907
19761,098
1977569
1978685
1979569
1980822
1981679
1982819
1983718
1984595
1985742
1986632
19871,062
19881,068
19891,087
19901,055
1991798
19921,132
1993954
1994986
19951,333
1996824
1997794
19981,183
19991,205
2000920
2001947
20021,039
20031,277
2004752
2005961
20061,736
2007834
2008888
20091,106
20101,315
20111,310
2012758
2013817
2014813
2015666
2016608
2017938
20181,097
2019471
2020699
2021835
2022861
2023887
20241,337
2025756
20261,130

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).